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Historical Event on 1/18/1942
Gandhiji restarts 'Harijan' and allied weeklies.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/27/1957 | Copyright Act was passed. |
| 4/6/1998 | India resumes export of marine products to the European Union; 25 units have been approved by the Export Inspection Council for exporting to EU countries. |
| 6/3/1947 | Evening newspaper 'Jay Hind' published. |
| 12/5/1991 | The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India. |
| 1/1/1903 | A vast crowd thronged the great plain outside Delhi today, waiting to hear the declaration that King Edward VII was Emperor of India. The crowd, clothed in brilliantly colored garments, was largely composed of common people who had come to the durbar to see India's princes pledge their fealty to the Emperor . The Duke of Connaught, representing King Edward, sat on the left of the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, who sat on a throne surrounded by giant silver footstools. Lord Curzon spoke briefly, then read a message from the King, who expressed regret at not being present at the durbar and his wishes for ""the increasing prosperity of my Indian Empire."" Among the dignitaries in the amphi-theater were 600 veterans of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857-58. |
| 10/23/1997 | I.K. Gujral, PM, leaves for Edinburgh to attend Commonwealth Heads of Govt. Meeting. |
| 9/3/2000 | National Cricket Academy (NCA) wins the MRF Buchi Babu Cricket tournament in Chennai. |
| 12/29/1977 | World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay. |
| 12/25/1876 | Mohamad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was born. |
| 12/4/1910 | Ramaswami Venkataraman, former President of India (1987-92), was born. |
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